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Samsung Galaxy Tab A (8.0) - Adjust Brightness / Display Settings

2026-10-22 22:20:18.742

Samsung Galaxy Tab A (8.0) - Adjust Brightness / Display Settings

Here's how to adjust screen brightness and other display settings (e.g., Screen timeout, Font size, etc.) for your Galaxy Tab A (8.0).
Follow these steps to adjust
brightness settings
and
display / font settings
.

Adjust Brightness Settings

  1. From a Home screen, swipe up or down from the center of the display to access the apps screen.
  2. Navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Display
    .
  3. From the Brightness section slide the
    blue bar
    left or right to adjust brightness.
    To increase brightness for 15 minutes for better outdoor viewing, tap the Outdoor mode switch to turn this setting on Switch on icon or off Switch off icon.

Adjust Display / Font Settings

  1. From a Home screen, swipe up or down from the center of the display to access the apps screen.
  2. Navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Display
    .
  3. Tap the switch for any of the following to turn on Switch on icon or off Switch off icon :
    If necessary, tap each option to configure additional settings.
    • Blue light filter
    • Night mode
  4. Tap
    Screen zoom
    then select how large or small to make items appear on your screen.
    To select a size, touch and hold the blue dot then drag left or right to the desired option.
  5. Tap the
    Back icon
    Back icon (upper-left) to return to the display settings screen.
  6. Tap
    Screen timeout
    then select an option (e.g., 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, etc.).
  7. To control what happens when the tablet is docked or charging:
    1. Tap
      Screen saver
      .
    2. Tap the Screen saver switch to turn on Switch on icon or off Switch off icon.
    3. When on, select an option (e.g., Colors, Photo Table, etc.).
      Selected when blue circle (left) appears.
  8. Tap
    Font size and style
    .
  9. Touch and hold the blue dot then drag left or right to the desired option.
  10. Tap
    Font style
    then select one of the following:
    • Default
    • Gothic Bold
    • Choco cooky
    • Cool Jazz
    • Rosemary
    • Download fonts
  11. Tap
    Bold font
    to turn on Switch on icon or off Switch off icon.